EN 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Simple Men, Allan Bloom, Gerald Graff
10 Jan 2018
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Prose: the term applied to any writing but poetry | writing that does not have a regular rhythmic pattern. Basic unit of prose is the sentence. Has a continuous connective order, ideas expressed in a. Qualities: no sustained regular metre, a continuous, connected order, style. The linguistic style, the vocabulary, the metaphors used in the writing. Ex. abstract or concrete, formal or informal, up to date or archaic, lots of adjectives and adverbs or few. Sets the rules in a language, dictates how different parts of a speech are put together to complete a thought. Quick, decisiveness and speed are added to text by using a short phrase, clauses and sentences. Long sentences are used to slow down the pace of a prose text. Expresses the writer"s attitude or feelings about a subject matter and audience, how the author feels about something. A literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything". Origin and purpose: describe a form of writing.
